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PHS Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| seb | sebaceous glands |
| cutanem dermat, derm | skin |
| hidr | sweat glands |
| pil | hair |
| oste, oss, ost | bones |
| chond | cartilage |
| arthr | joints |
| ligament | ligaments |
| myel | bone marrows |
| fasci | fascia |
| my | muscles |
| ten, tend, tendin | tendons |
| encephal | brain |
| acoust, ot | ears |
| ocul, ophthalm | eyes |
| neur | nerves |
| myel | spinal cord |
| arteri | arteries |
| hem, hemat | blood |
| cardi, card | heart |
| phleb, ven | veins |
| capill | capillaries |
| lymph | lymph |
| splen | spleen |
| thym | thymus |
| tonsill | tonsils |
| laryng | larynx |
| pneum, pneumon | lungs |
| nas | nose |
| pharyng | pharynx |
| trache | trachea |
| sinus | sinuses |
| esophag | espohagus |
| col | large intestine |
| hepat | liver |
| or | mouth |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| enter | intestine |
| gastr | stomach |
| nephr, ren | kidneys |
| ureter | ureters |
| urethr | urethra |
| cyst, vesic | urinary bladder |
| adren | adrenals |
| gonad | gonads |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| parathyroid | parathyroids |
| pineal | pineal |
| pituit | pituitary |
| thym | thymus |
| thyroid | thyroid |
| orch, orchid, test, testicul | testicles |
| oophor, orchid, test, testicul | ovaries |
| hystr, metr, metri, uter | uterus |
| pertaining to | al |
| enzyme | ase |
| budding | blast |
| surgical puncture | centesis |
| causing death | cidal |
| broken | clast |
| separate | crit |
| cell | cyte |
| surgical removal/excision | ectomy |
| blood condition | emia |
| vomit | emesis |
| producing | gen, |
| glue | glia |
| something written | gram |
| condition of, diseased or abnormal state | ia |
| pertaining to | iac, |
| state of | ism |
| inflammation | itia, |
| study of | logy |
| dissolve | lyte |
| destroy, reduce | lytic |
| madness | mania |
| enlargement | megaly |
| instrument used to measure | meter |
| smell | odia |
| one who is an expert in | ologist |
| tumor | oma |
| vision | opia |
| to view | opsy |
| flow, excessive discharge | orrhea |
| rupture | orrhexis |
| abnormal increase in production | osis |
| artificial opening | ostomy |
| incision | otomy |
| oxygen | oxia |
| disease | pathy |
| hardening | sclerosis |
| instrument for visual exam | scope |
| infection | sepsis |
| muscle contraction | spasm |
| control, stop | stasis |
| cutting | tomy |
| influencing | tropic |
| visual exam | scopy |
| lacking, deficient | a |
| away from | ab |
| near, toward to | ad |
| up, toward, apart | ana |
| before, in front of, forward | ante |
| against, opposing | anti |
| appendix | append |
| to hang something | b |
| slow | brady |
| against, opposed | contra |
| two | di |
| apart, free from | dis |
| outside of | ecto |
| outside of, beyond | extra |
| within, inside | endo |
| upon, on, over | epi |
| red | erythr |
| glucose, sugar | glyc |
| excessive, above, beyond | hyper |
| under, beneath, deficient | hypo |
| in, into, within | im |
| below, beneath | infra |
| between, the middle | inter |
| within, into | intra |
| same, equal | iso |
| bad, abnormal | macro |
| bad, abnormal | mal |
| middle | meso |
| change | meta |
| small | micro |
| one | mono |
| many | multi |
| genetic change | mut |
| new | neo |
| beside, beyond, after | para |
| disease | patho |
| around, surrounding | peri |
| many, much | poly |
| after, behind | post |
| before, in front of | pre |
| false | pseudo |
| again | re |
| backwards, behind | retro |
| half | semi |
| under, below | sub |
| above, excess, superior | super |
| together, with | syn |
| fast | tachy |
| four | tetra |
| across, through, beyond | trans |
| three | tri |
| beyond, excess | ultra |
| one | uni |
| AA | alcoholics anonymus |
| ac | before meals |
| AD/a.d. | right ear |
| ad ib | freely, as often as desired |
| am, AM | morning |
| AS, a.s. | left ear |
| AU, a.u. | each ear |
| BE | barium enima |
| BID, b.i.d., bid | twice a day |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BR | bedrest |
| BRP | bathroom privelages |
| BM | bowel movements |
| Bx | biopsy |
| c | with |
| CA, Ca | carcinoma (cancer) |
| cap. | capsule |
| disc, DC, d.c. | discontinue |
| DNR | do not resusicate |
| Dx, dx | diagnosis |
| ED | emergency department |
| ER | emergency room |
| Fx, fx | fracture |
| g, gm | gram |
| gt, gtt | drop, drops |
| h | hour |
| h.s. | hours of sleep (bedtime) |
| Ht., ht | height |
| inj. | injection |
| I and O I/O | intake and output |
| IV | intravenous |
| K+, K | potassium |
| mg | miligram |
| N&V | nausea and vomiting |
| Na, NA+ | sodium |
| NC | nasal cannula |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| NPO p MN | nothing by mouth past midnight |
| oint., ung | ointment |
| OOB | out of bed |
| OTC | over the counter |
| oz. | ounce |
| P | pulse |
| p.c. | after meals |
| pH | power of hydrogen concentration |
| PM, p.m. | afternoon |
| PO, p.o., po | by mouth |
| PRN | as needed |
| q. am. | every morning |
| q.h. | every afternoon |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| QNS | quantity not sufficient |
| q.s. | quantity sufficient |
| r, R | rectal |
| Rx | prescription |
| s | without |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| ss | one |
| stat | immediately |
| syr. | syrup |
| susp. | suspension |
| sup., supp. | suppository |
| T | temperature |
| tab. | tablet |
| tbsp. | tablespoon |
| TID, t.i.d. | three times a day |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, and respirations |
| tsp. | teaspoon |
| Tx | treatment |
| VS | vital signs |
| W/C, w/c | wheelchair |